Stephen Cooper
City of Hamilton/Project Manager
2025 Salary
$131,929Total compensation $132,490, including $561 in taxable benefits.
Source: Ontario’s Public Sector Salary Disclosure — names paid $100,000 or more that year. How we build this · Report an error on this page
At a Glance
2025
Employer Rank
#1,464City of Hamilton
Years on List
62020–2025
Peak Salary
$132,5262024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2020–2025
$109,713 in 2020 is worth about $131,496 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Project ManagerCity Of Hamilton | $131,929 |
| 2024 | Project Manager Program and ContractsCity Of Hamilton | $132,526 |
| 2023 | —City Of Hamilton | $119,954 |
| 2022 | Project Manager Programs and ContractsCity Of Hamilton | $119,917 |
| 2021 | Project Manager Programs and ContractsCity Of Hamilton | $117,425 |
| 2020 | Project Manager Programs and ContractsCity Of Hamilton | $109,713 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Stephen Cooper's $131,929 salary works out to roughly $93,642 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 29.0%. At City of Hamilton, 3,382 people made the 2025 list with a median salary of $127,716; Stephen Cooper's total compensation of $132,490 ranked #1,464. That is about the same as the $132,526 paid in 2024. Most Municipalities & Services employees belong to OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$93,642
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~24.8%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.0%
- vs. 2025 Project Manager median
- +12%
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Estimate only: 2025 federal and Ontario rates, basic personal amounts, Canada employment amount and CPP/EI credits; single, employment income only, salary treated as full-year income. Ignores pension contributions (OMERS, HOOPP, OTPP, OPTrust and similar plans lower actual take-home), union dues, RRSPs and benefits.